Toronto, Ontario

Toronto East Detention Centre

Canada

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Management: Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Deaths at facility Capacity Reported population
Yes

7 March 2016

No Data
No Data
Canada

5,248

Migration Detainees

2

Deaths in Detention

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FACILITY NAMES
Toronto East Detention Centre
Location

Country: Canada

City & Region: Toronto, Ontario, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 43.7284563502, -79.2803773284

Contact Information

Toronto East Detention Centre 55 Civic Rd. Scarborough, ON M1L 2K9 Phone: 416-750-3513 Fax: 416-750-3345


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2013
In use
2012
In use
2011
In use
2010
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Governmental
2013
Canada Border Services Agency
Governmental
2012
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Correctional Services
Governmental
2011
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Canada Border Services Agency
Public Safety Canada
Internal or Public Security
2013

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 154

2013

Number 48

2012

Number 46

2011

Number 54

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2011

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Melkioro Gahungu (64)
7 March 2016
Shawn Dwight Cole (34)
26 December 2012

MONITORING & ACCESS

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